Which, in a nutshell, is exactly why they won't do it.
The deep-seated fear of the liberal left in regards to this movie is that it may spark a genuine re-awakening of the spiritual center of the American psyche.
They are in a panic. On every front, from multi-culturism to gay marriage, they have been ramming their agenda down American throats, and getting away with it, for the most part.
Now comes The Passion of the Christ, an in-your-face, no-holds-barred depiction of the suffering and death of the man the vast majority of the country genuinely believe to be the Son of God -- and they fear.
They would be well to do so.
Thanks to Foxman and the ADL, they have anti-semitism to use as a ragging point, so they will use it. But I do not for a moment believe that is what really motivates their hatred of this film.
Well, I don't want to pick nits, but, believe it or not, Foxman recently (and quite reluctantly) has even admitted that there isn't any anti-semitism in the film.
But, you are exactly right on everything that you said.
I'll state the obvious -- they don't hate the "anti-semitism," they hate Jesus. In fact, all of the hypocrites who complain about this films "anti-semitism" are pretty much the same people who wish that Israel would roll over and die.
No, it is the demons that own thier souls that are screaming and snarling. They cannot stand the Light.